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Friday, October 7, 2011

RIP Gianni Musy

He's gone at 80 years-old, a veteran of Italian dubbing actors, Gianni Musy, who has lent his deep voice, to many actors of cinema, television and popular cartoon characters until recently, in the great smurf blockbuster movie "The Smurfs". His resume is long and prestigious with a list of his alter egos: Marlon Brando, Sean Connery, and in between the characters Albus Dumbledore in "Harry Potter" and Gandalf in the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings ". As an actor he is remembered for his appearances in the original television series, from "Black Arrow" to "Maigret", and as an actor in the films such of Carlo Verdone and Pupi Avati. Musy was born Giovanni Musy Glori on August 3, 1931 in Milan and passed away in Rome on Ocotber 7, 2011. Musy is the son of actor Enrico Musy [1901-1966] and actress Gianna Pacetti. He was at one time married to actress Rada Rassimov and is the father of actresses Mascia and Maria Stella Musy.

About Me

Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1946 I have a BA degree in American History from Cal St. Northridge. I've been researching the American West and western films since the early 1980s and visiting filming sites in Spain and the U.S.A. Elected a member of the Spaghetti Western Hall of Fame 2010.